Image 50 Years of Commercial Real Estate Development in Tucson April 10, 2022 When Arizona Daily Star sought to put together a “visual trip down memory lane” of Tucson’s commercial real estate development over the last five decades, it turned to students in the Master of Real Estate Development program to lead the research. Read more
Image Lecture Recap and Video: Sigrid Adriaenssens on 'Extraordinary Mechanics & Structural Innovation in Architecture' April 6, 2022 Sigrid Adriaenssens lectures on "Extraordinary Mechanics & Structural Innovation in Architecture." Read more
Image Lecture Recap and Video: Mónica Ramírez-Andreotta on 'Cultivating Science, Justice and Action Through Participatory Research Methods' April 1, 2022 In this presentation, Ramírez-Andreotta will describe participatory research methods which advance exposure to science and communication strategies that visualize and translate environmental health research to action. Read more
Image Lecture Recap and Video: Vann Mollyvann: Lecture by Štefan Tkáč March 30, 2022 In this presentation, Štefan Tkáč discusses the work of work of Cambodian modernist architect Vann Molyvann. Read more
Image Ryan Smith Named Director of School of Architecture at the University of Arizona March 30, 2022 Ryan Smith, a 2002 UArizona B.Arch alumnus who has served as professor and director of the School of Design and Construction at Washington State University since 2018, has been named the director of the School of Architecture at CAPLA. He will join us in Tucson on July 1, 2022. Read more
Image Lecture Recap and Video: Arlie Adkins on 'The Criticality of Context: Centering the Sociocultural in Planning and Urban Design Practice' March 23, 2022 Arlie Adkins discusses "The Criticality of Context: Centering the Sociocultural in Planning and Urban Design Practice." Read more
Image How does CAPLA help students find jobs? The largest Job Interview Fair so far opens doors. March 21, 2022 The 12th Annual CAPLA Job Interview Fair, made possible by the Chasse Building Team and 22 other sponsors, was held February 10-11, 2022. For the first time, the interactive two-day event took place both online and in person and included 42 employers, 145 students and 536 interviews. Read more
Image Lecture Recap and Video: Lisa Schrenk on 'An Architect's Laboratory: The Early Studio of Frank Lloyd Wright' March 18, 2022 In this talk, Lisa Schrenk, associate professor of architectural history at the University of Arizona, presents the early studio of Frank Lloyd Wright from research she conducted for her critically acclaimed book The Oak Park Studio of Frank Lloyd Wright. Read more
Image Architizer Highlights Universal Design Projects by CAPLA Bachelor of Architecture Students March 17, 2022 “Winners of the 2nd Annual Universal Design Awards reveal how the next generation of designers are rethinking accessible architecture,” says Architizer in a March 2022 article that highlights work produced by third-year B.Arch students in a studio sponsored by Ascension Wheelchair Lifts. Read more
Image Ketchup, the Telephone and Cherry Coke: CAPLA Scholar Explains How World's Fairs Bring Inventions to the Public March 16, 2022 World's fairs introduced us to Heinz ketchup, the Ferris wheel, the telephone and countless other now-ubiquitous innovations. Lisa Schrenk, a CAPLA associate professor who studies world's fairs, has helped establish a new institute to study how the events impact global society. Learn more in this interview. Read more